sideboard

side +‎ board

sideboard (plural sideboards)

1. (furniture) A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.

   Synonyms: buffet, cupboard (obsolete)

2. A board that forms part of the side of something.
3. (in the plural, chiefly Britain) Sideburns.
4. (collectible card games) A set of cards that are separate from a player's primary deck, used to customize a match strategy against an opponent by enabling a player to change the composition of the playing deck.
   • 1995, Larry W. Smith, Learn Magic Cards, →ISBN, page 80:

     Cards can only be exchanged between the playing deck and the sideboard on a one-to-one basis between duels or matches, and any number of cards, up to fifteen, can be exchanged at once.

   • 1995, George Baxter & ‎Larry W. Smith, Mastering magic cards, →ISBN:

     Many of your best chances to overcome opposing decks lie in the development of a strong sideboard.

   • 2006, John Kaufeld & ‎Jeremy Smith, Trading Card Games For Dummies, →ISBN, page 61:

     If you plan on playing in tournaments, you'll want to construct a sideboard for your deck.

   • 2010, Kelly Nicole Czarnecki, Gaming in Libraries, →ISBN, page 54:

     They can have a 15-card sideboard or no sideboard. The sideboard can be used to replace cards in the deck after each game.

• credenza
• buffet
• pie safe
• china cabinet

• broadside